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Originally Posted by vlmagee
Use abbreviations or acronyms ... it went into the drawer (box, pile) along with the ticket stubs and the program ... in some cases, never to be seen again until I moved.
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lol. and some times not even seen again during or following a move!
atleast your set list archives probably dont take up much space
i was just instructed to move some of my stuff from one room to another, it was mostly old VHS tapes (photos, etc too) of video making attempts prior to non-linear digital editing capabilities but there must be about 30 boxes containing 50+ tapes each, ridiculous
anyhow, back to the subject, although i dont look at GL setlists for a tour year until after Ive seen the show you guys are amazing and deeply thanked! I also love looking at the archive of reviews at waynes site when the opportunity knocks
I saw char taking shorthand at the last gig, and it seemed to include song intros and anecdotes also...I was gonna try swipe her little book, lol...like dsr said, val. char, jen, etc really have the knack for this...I did it once for a friend who couldnt attend a blue rodeo concert and by halftime i was totally stressed out and flustered...3 songs would go by and I had gotten so into the stage analysis that Id forgotten to take notes...it was like trying to recall my golf score after forgetting to jot down # of strokes for 3 or 4 holes, no clue, bad short term memory here...so thanks again to you folks
if children had wings was a great surprise for me, i loved that arrangement also...the intro hook was gone (not a big fan of steel or e-piano anyhow) and there were some wonderful other tweaks that had me hanging on every note and nook and cranny of the performance
song for winters night was best really tops, way to go Gord and having Heff doing the closing section vocal ooos on keyboard instead was really getting a big thumbs up here
the mix was great all night, terry was in superb form and in full character...Heffs keys were fortunately kept to minimum level in the mix of EMR and CRT...all the guys were terrific
if i were at the sound panel i would have just boosted Heffs lovely warm strings during the watchmans gone, as warm as i was at Massey, that section always still gives me goosebumps...looks like I missed out on hearing My little love from earlier tour set list but other than that, not a single regret performance wise - you guys are gonna have some great stuff to put into a Gord Museum one day..I know we all have our mini-shrines located on mantels or in boxes, drawers, closets throughout fan homes all over the world
ok, Ive had too much coffee... happy Victoria Day weekend to my fellow GL hosers